CNN reports:
A day after it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to end self-isolation rules and the provision of free coronavirus tests in England.
Speaking in parliament on Monday, Johnson outlined England’s roadmap to ending all legal restrictions and start “living with Covid”. The other three nations of the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, have the devolved authority to implement their own rules.
While the PM hailed the end of restrictions, he and other UK officials made clear that the pandemic is not over.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to end all legal coronavirus restrictions in England and start “living with Covid” https://t.co/gpmOlKjz2v
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 21, 2022
BREAKING: Boris Johnson announces end of most Covid restrictions in England, including removing the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive coronavirus test https://t.co/b6Bc3LbUoj pic.twitter.com/hTq5SKfS1c
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) February 21, 2022
Free mass lateral flow testing will stop on 1 April, Boris Johnson says
UK PM also says from 1 April the government will “no longer recommend use of voluntary Covid status certification”https://t.co/8FBT0P8zqD pic.twitter.com/5sTHX0sP6e
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) February 21, 2022
“It is time to learn to live with this virus… without restricting our freedoms” — Boris Johnson says the moment has come to lift Covid rules and for the U.K. to get “our confidence back” https://t.co/4yXlLJhqJj pic.twitter.com/BsSM5vO95W
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) February 21, 2022